farewell!

hey guys and gals... just wanted to say that my aquarium is officially torn down.. once again, i had gotten to the point that i couldn't keep up with the maintenence, and a couple of my fish died, and it started smelling absolutely awful... so today, i emptied it and its most likely going into storage, or being sold... until i move out and get my own house, i won't even consider going back to SW.. for one reason only; i don't want to invest in an RO/DI unit, and i can't keep buying distilled water from the store... at least with freshwater, i can just use regular tap water, after its been dechlorinated and stuff... much cheaper and easier to obtain.. but i don't even know about that... with the way i re-arranged my room, the aquarium is in the way... if i do decide to change back to FW, i'll move it to another room... maybe buy myself a 5 or 10 gallon aquarium and put it on my desk in my room.. in my experience, 55 gallon aquarium are bad news either way you look at it... wrong dimensions for a reef, too small for "the good fish", too big for a number of smaller fish... but yeah, when i get my own place, i'll be able to have a good amount of space for a big tank, and then start it off right.. have a steady job so i can keep maintence up, and buy the right equipment from the get go...sump, fuge, etc...

well, i've said it before, and i'll say it one final time! thanks to everyone for all the great help you've given me! i'll come around from time to time to find out the latest news and products.. 3reef is by far the best forum for saltwater aquariums i've ever seen... biased opinions are few and far between, people don't start post wars over certain companies or methods of filtration or lighting... people don't hate each other because someone doesn't do the exact same thing as someone else... and that's what i really like about 3reef...

well folks, keep the peace, and keep up with the good advice for future new-comers!

Twan

 

Too sad to see you go...but you will be back one day and hopefully most of us will still be here ("insha'allah" - "God Willing")...

Best wishes and good luck on all your future endeavors.

Stop by and visit now and then.

Will patiently wait for your "return."

Scott

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That sucks to give it up for nothing more then a $99 RO unit. Take care and keep coming back.

 

all the best mate , dont sell the set up you might regret it!!

 

Thats too bad...I do sort of agree with the 55 gal...it is an awkward size, I would much rather have a 90 or even 75...

I hope we will cya back on the forums oneday with the saltys again...but hey, there are still freshwater forums here

 

good luck in all you do homie!

 

i've been using tap water for 6 yrs now now with few problems.we have pretty good water here though.i just would'nt use well water.

 

Sorry you had those dilemnas and pitfalls along the way leadin gyou to your ultimate decision to stop your journey with salt.
At any rate best of luck and hope to see you here again and next time as you are telling us about the large tank you are planning to set up as a saltwater reef!
Thanks for the kind words!

 

It just came to me.....keep the 55gal it will make a great sump. ;D

 

Sorry to hear you are leaving the hobby